'Salem' is a common name for towns and places, particularly in the Western world. In ancient times it was the name of a locality in the Near East (Palestine), and traditionally identified with Jerusalem, before the name "Jerusalem" was used.
It is mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 14:18, in connection with the figure Melchizedek, typically translated "King of Salem" which means "King of Peace". However, the Hebrew text, according to some scholars, is not clear; instead of the "King of Salem" (''melekh Salem'') reading, the original text may have had ''melekh shelomo'' ("a king allied to him") [1]. There may also be a connection to the Canaanite god Shalem [2].
'Salem' may refer to:

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Common uses

Places

In the United States

Elsewhere

Geographic features

People

Educational institutions

Religious institutions

Mathematics and science

Art, literature and press

Entertainment

Music

Television

Sports teams

Business

Other

Common uses

★ Salem, Massachusetts

★ Salem witch trials

★ Salem, Oregon - capital of the US state of Oregon

★ Salem, Tamil Nadu and Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India

Places

In the United States

★ Salem, Alabama

★ Salem, Arkansas

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★ Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas

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★ Salem, Saline County, Arkansas

★ Salem, Connecticut

★ Salem, Florida

★ Salem, Georgia

★ Salem, Idaho

★ Salem, Illinois

★ Salem, Indiana

★ Salem, Iowa

★ Salem, Kansas

★ Salem, Kentucky

★ Salem, Maine

★ Salem, Maryland

★ Salem, Massachusetts

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★ Salem Maritime National Historic Site

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★ Salem witch trials

★ Salem, Michigan

★ Salem, Mississippi

★ Salem, Missouri

★ Salem, Montana

★ Salem, Nebraska

★ Salem, New Hampshire

★ Salem, New Jersey

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★ Salem Nuclear Power Plant

★ Salem, New Mexico

★ Salem, New York

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★ Salem, an earlier name of Brocton, New York

★ Salem, North Carolina

★ Salem, Ohio

★ Salem, Oklahoma

★ Salem, Oregon, the state capital

★ Salem, Pennsylvania

★ Salem, South Carolina

★ Salem, South Dakota

★ Salem, Utah

★ Salem, Virginia

★ Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia

★ Salem, West Virginia

★ Salem, Wisconsin

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★ Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

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★ Salem, Pierce County, Wisconsin
There are also several places which share a common variant of the "Salem" name:

★ East Salem, Pennsylvania

★ Lower Salem, Ohio

★ New Salem

★ Salem Township

★ Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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★ Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem

Elsewhere

★ Salem, Ontario, Canada

★ Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

★ Salem, West Bank

★ Salem, Indonesia

★ Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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★ Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery

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★ Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College)

★ Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham, England

★ Salem, Montserrat

★ Salem, Valencia, Spain

★ Salem Municipality, Sweden

★ Salem, quiet rural village near Llandeilo, Wales

Geographic features

★ Salem River, a New Jersey tributary of the Delaware River

★ Salem Harbor, a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts

★ Salem Sound, a body of water in Massachusetts

★ Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound

People

★ Abu Salem, accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings

★ Emad Salem, an FBI informant

★ Pamela Salem, a British film and television actress

★ Peter Salem, a black slave who lived during the American Revolution

★ Raphaël Salem, a Greek-Sephardic mathematician after whom are named the Salem numbers and whose widow founded the Salem Prize.

★ Salem al-Hazmi, one of five men named as a hijacker in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

★ Salem Chalabi, an Iraqi-American lawyer

★ Salem Poor, a black soldier who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Educational institutions

★ Salem Castle School, Germany (sometimes also referred to as Salem College and with a section called Salem International College)

★ Salem Academy, North Carolina

★ Salem College, North Carolina

★ Salem State College, Massachusetts

★ Salem International University, West Virginia

★ Salem High School, several in the United States

Religious institutions

★ Salem Methodist Church, a church in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England

★ Salem Methodist Church Complex (Ohio)

Mathematics and science

★ Salem number

★ Salem Prize, in mathematics

★ Salem hypothesis, in the creationism/evolution debate

Art, literature and press

★ Salem, one of the most famous paintings of Wales, by Sydney Curnow Vosper, showing Welsh chapelgoers with an image of the Devil hidden in the cloak of the central figure[3].

★ ''Salem's Lot'', a horror novel by Stephen King

★ Salem Monthly, an alternative newspaper in Salem, Oregon

Entertainment

Music

★ Salem (band)

★ Salem (US band)

★ Salem Highballers, the recording name given to the McCray Family

Television

★ Salem (Days of our Lives), the fictional setting of the U.S. soap opera ''Days of our Lives''

★ Salem Saberhagen, a cat in the comic book and television series ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''

Sports teams

★ Salem Avalanche, a minor league baseball team

★ Salem Stampede, a team in the International Basketball League

Business

★ Salem Communications, a Christian radio company

★ Salem (cigarette)

Other

★ USS Salem, the name of three ships of the United States Navy

★ Salem (supertanker), involved in maritime insurance fraud

★ Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Alabama, United States

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